Heather Trost (born July 18, 1982) is an American violinist and singer.
Biography Trost was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is one of the two members of the American Balkan Folk band A Hawk and a Hacksaw, with husband Jeremy Barnes (of Neutral Milk Hotel).
Trost and Barnes also worked together in the band Beirut, having been recruited by Zach Condon to help him complete the recording of his first album Gulag Orkestar (2006).
She is a former member of the band FOMA.
Discography Solo Ouroboros (Cimiotti Recordings, 2015) Agistri (2017) Petrichor (2020) Desert Flowers (2022)
A Hawk and a Hacksaw Darkness at Noon (2005) – Violin, Vocals The Way the Wind Blows (2006) – Viola, Violin A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble (2007) – Viola, Violin, Cello Délivrance (2009) – Viola, Violin, Accordion, Vocals Cervantine (2011) – Viola, Violin You Have Already Gone to the Other World (2013) Forest Bathing (2018)
FOMA Icecaves (2004) Phobos (2006)
Other artists Beirut : Gulag Orkestar (2006) – Violin Beirut : The Flying Club Cup (2007) – Viola, Violin Benjamin Wetherill : Laura (2008) – Violin, Viola Josephine Foster : Bloodrushing (2012) Thor & Friends : Thor & Friends (2016) Thor & Friends : The Subversive Nature of Kindness (2017) Swans : Leaving Meaning (2019)
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